French TV show pulled after ridicule of woman who fell for AI Brad Pitt

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Anne, 53, faces wave of online mockery for believing she was in relationship with actor and paying scammer €830k

A French woman who believed she was in a long-term romantic relationship with Brad Pitt and was scammed into paying €830,000 (£700,000) to help him with medical treatment faced such a wave of online mockery that a TV programme about her has been withdrawn.

The interior designer, named as Anne, 53, has been targeted on social media and even a satirical sketch on France’s biggest radio breakfast show after giving an interview about the case to the Seven to Eight programme on the TF1 channel on Sunday.

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Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal

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Exclusive: records show evacuees with pending applications to enter US ‘forced to remain in limbo’ in at least 36 countries, some in ‘untenable conditions’

Afghan citizens who fled the country with American assistance after the US’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan remain stranded in third countries, new documents shared exclusively with the Guardian suggest, some at prison-like facilities and many with no clarity about their prospects for resettlement.

US officials won’t say exactly how many Afghans remain at such sites, where they were taken after the withdrawal that involved hundreds of thousands fleeing for their lives during the Taliban’s lightning takeover in 2021. Some advocates estimate that “hundreds” remain stranded in temporary facilities in up to three dozen countries.

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Sam Kerr appears in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment

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The Australia and Chelsea striker, who denies the charge, appeared at Kingston crown court on Tuesday

The Matildas and Chelsea superstar Sam Kerr has appeared in court charged with alleged racially aggravated harassment of a police officer

The Australian striker attended a hearing, wearing a black coat and a white jumper, at Kingston crown court on Tuesday.

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Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir – NPR

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  1. Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir  NPR
  2. Pope Francis tells in memoir how documents on abuse and corruption cases were handed to him  CNN
  3. Pope Francis’ Autobiography, Long in the Making, Arrives in Bookstores  The New York Times
  4. Pope Benedict passed box of Vatican’s ‘most difficult and painful’ secrets over to Pope Francis: Book  New York Post
  5. Pope Francis, in new book, downplays health issues: 'I am well'  NBC News
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More than a million Haitians forced from their homes amid gang violence

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UN agency says more than half of the displaced people are children, as gang attacks see upswing in Port-au-Prince

More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes in Haiti amid a sharp upswing in gang attacks in the country’s embattled capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN has said.

The UN’s migration agency, the IOM, said that never before had such a large number of Haitians been reported to have been displaced by violence. More than half of those internally displaced people (IDPs) were children who were bearing the brunt of Haiti’s security breakdown. Many had been displaced repeatedly.

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Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far – Reuters

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  1. Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far  Reuters
  2. Ukraine strikes Russia in ‘major’ drone and missile attack, Russian media and officials report  CNN
  3. Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Ukrainian Drones Flew 400 Miles To Double-Tap a Russian Bomber Base  Forbes
  5. Ukraine targets Russia's industrial plants, ammunition depots in 'massive' strike overnight.  Kyiv Independent
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Intoxicated ‘nervous flyer’ caused New York flight to divert to Dublin

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American Zachary Greear, 34, receives suspended sentence after unruly behaviour on United Airlines plane

A “nervous flyer” whose unruly behaviour caused his transatlantic flight to be diverted to Dublin has been given a two-month suspended sentence.

Dublin district court heard that the 34-year-old American had mixed the tranquilliser Xanax with alcohol to combat his anxiety before becoming disruptive on the United Airlines flight on Monday.

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Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine – The Associated Press

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  1. Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine  The Associated Press
  2. South Africa's Stilfontein mine: Six bodies pulled up as rescue continues  BBC.com
  3. Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine as hundreds remain underground  The Associated Press
  4. More Than 100 Miners Died of Starvation or Dehydration After Being Trapped in Abandoned Shaft for Months: Reports  PEOPLE
  5. Rescuers try to free men trapped in South African gold mine with scores reported dead  CNN
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Ben Gvir says he repeatedly foiled hostage deals, urges Smotrich to help him stop this one – The Times of Israel

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  1. Ben Gvir says he repeatedly foiled hostage deals, urges Smotrich to help him stop this one  The Times of Israel
  2. Heart vs head: the hostage deal and the cost of compassion - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Israel’s Ben-Gvir says Gaza ceasefire plan is a ‘surrender’ to Hamas  Al Jazeera English
  4. Netanyahu's Far-right Allies Hurl Last-minute Wrecking Ball at Hostage Negotiations  Haaretz
  5. 10 Coalition Members Oppose Agreement With Hamas In Letter To Netanyahu  i24NEWS
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Trump interest in Greenland is ‘wake-up call to Copenhagen’, says minister

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Greenlandic minister says Denmark has failed to act over demands for action on minerals and alleged state abuses

A Greenlandic government minister has said she views Donald Trump’s interest in the territory as positive, saying it has acted as a “wake-up call to Copenhagen” after years of failing to adequately respond to its demands for action on minerals and alleged abuses by the Danish state.

Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for housing, infrastructure, minerals, justice and gender equality, said the government had been trying to drum up interest in collaboration with both the EU and the US for “many years”, but it was only now that it was getting the attention it had been seeking.

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Reeves says UK must go ‘further and faster’ in search of economic growth – BBC.com

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  1. Reeves says UK must go 'further and faster' in search of economic growth  BBC.com
  2. Rachel Reeves should quit now, not later this year  The Telegraph
  3. Pound Traders Are Ready for Another 8% Slump After Selloff  Bloomberg
  4. U.K. to Meet Fiscal Rules at All Times, Treasury Chief Says  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Tough times for the ‘Iron Chancellor’ who needs to regain the nation’s trust  The Independent
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Philippines alarmed after China sends ‘monster ship’ to disputed shoal – NBC News

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  1. Philippines alarmed after China sends ‘monster ship’ to disputed shoal  NBC News
  2. US Ally Challenges Chinese Ships As Dispute Flares Up  Newsweek
  3. Philippines protests China’s deployment of ‘monster ship’ in maritime zone  Al Jazeera English
  4. Philippines Tells China to Withdraw ‘Monster’ Ship Nearing Shore  Bloomberg
  5. China Begins Patrolling Boundary of its "Nine-Dash Line" Claim  The Maritime Executive
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